Saturday, 28 February 2015

An airplane drunk, who pawed a 14 year-old schoolgirl while she was flying home with classmates from an educational trip, telling the youngster he wanted to have sex, was jailed for four months yesterday.

Manjit Singh Sidhu, 38, drank heavily during the Jet Airways flight from New Delhi to Heathrow and engaged the teen in conversation about Bangkok's infamous red-light district, prostitutes, transexuals and drugs.

Sidhu, of Clumber Road, Leicester was convicted by an Isleworth Crown Court jury of sexual touching, cleared of assault and admitted being drunk on an aircraft during the flight on April 18, last year.

Prosecutor Mr. Rory Keane told the court: "He was persistent in drinking on the plane and the cabin crew attempted to prevent him having any more.

"He then tried to order drinks in the name of the passenger next to him and when staff intervened he was abusive towards them."

The young girl was sitting directly behind Sidhu, returning with her schoolteachers and fellow pupils from a trip to Nepal.

She said: "The man turned his head around and asked me where I had been and said he was interested in travelling and made references to Bangkok's red-light district, prostitutes, transexuals, drugs and sex."

The schoolgirl did not want to continue the conversation and put on headphones to watch a film, but was interrupted a few hours later by Sidhu, who came stumbling down the isle and perched himself on the armrest next to her.

"He tried to stroke my head and brushed my hair away and stroked my face and neck with his hand three or four times," she explained. "I felt insecure and unable to say anything," she explained.

"He hit the bridge of my nose," she added, but the jury acquitted Sidhu of this assault allegation.

"He said: 'I want to f*** you' and when I told him I was only fourteen years-old he said: 'I'll wait until you are eighteen.'"

The victim reported Sidhu to a teacher and police were waiting for him when the plane landed.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for the next seven years.

Friday, 27 February 2015

A former Harrow public schoolboy
turned international education entrepreneur is starting an
eighteen-month prison sentence today after kicking his mistress out of bed
– breaking her wrist – when she spurned his sexual advances.Married businessman John Crawford
Florey, 48, had attended an education symposium at the London School
of Economics with 40 year-old Russian intern Olga Grigorash earlier
in the evening and enjoyed an alcohol-fueled dinner.He stripped down to his boxer
shorts after taking the woman back to the flat he had rented for the
night, but lost his temper when she refused to undress, simply lying
on top of the bed fully-clothed.“I take into account the
humiliating remarks you made to Ms Grigorash before the assault,”
Isleworth Crown Court Recorder Philip Shepherd QC told him.
“You were trying to force yourself sexually on her and she was
unwilling to have sex with you, which should have been apparent.“You used considerable force to
kick her out of bed when your advances were rejected and the injury
is one she still suffers continuing effects,” he told Cambridge
University-educated Florey.Florey, of Chequers Avenue,
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – Director for International
Development at Astrum Education Group – was convicted by a jury of
inflicting grievous bodily harm on Ms Grigorash at the flat in Royal
Crescent, Notting Hill in the early hours of March 4, last year.“The evidence from her was that
you went around the side of the bed and kicked her when she was on
the floor and you made no attempt to assist her when she was
obviously injured and she had to make her way to hospital alone.“You showed no remorse or
concern and did nothing at all and you put her through the trauma of
a trial,” added Recorder Shepherd.Prosecutor Mr Neil Griffin told
the court: “The defendant has kicked Miss Grigorash out of bed. A
kick of such force that she fell against the wall and fractured her
wrist.“It seems the defendant rubbed
toothpaste into her dress as they were brushing their teeth in the
bathroom and this upset her along with him going out to smoke because
she did not like smoking.“She decided to keep her dress
on and the defendant had undressed down to his boxer's and tried very
roughly to kiss her.“He had a second cigarette and
returned to the bedroom and forced himself onto her and she told him
he was hurting her,” explained Mr. Griffin.“Suddenly he kicked her, she
says, to the back. She fell out of the bed against the wall and onto
the floor and Mr. Florey shouted: 'Get out.'“She grabbed her clothes and
left in hurry, flagged down a taxi and was taken to St. Mary's
Hospital, where her wrist was put in a cast.”Miss Grigorash reported Florey to
police the next day and he was arrested at Heathrow Airport returning
from a foreign business trip.He was questioned at Notting Hill
Police Station and gave a conflicting version of events.“He said he thought they were
going to have sex and thought it was strange she left her dress on,”
added the prosecutor. “He said he made the remark that she was not
great in bed and she went mad and stumbled and fell over while they
were arguing.”Miss Grigorash told the jury she
knew Florey was married, often meeting up with him in central London
and sometimes using a flat in Shepherd's Bush, where his parents and
sister lived.They began a sexual relationship
in July, 2013, but she explained she soon tired of his aggressive
behaviour and they had a short break-up before getting back together.“Whenever I was late he was so
rude, he was quite sadistic I would say and I could see he became
violent,” explained Miss Grigorash, adding their sex life was often
a cause of arguments.“When I didn't do it the way he
wanted he got pretty aggressive. He didn't have an erection and took
it out on me and was quite violent with me and hurt me and was very
unpleasant.”Mr. Stuart Stevens said Florey,
who was educated at Cambridge University and Imperial College: “Was
a respected gentleman, he did have good character and he's lost that.“He feels totally disgraced and
ashamed and the hardest thing was telling his mother.“This was out of character and
was not calculated. It was an over-reaction, he says, to being told
he was not rich enough.“He earns a decent living, but
is not a rich man and with this conviction he will not be able to go
to certain countries now.“He spends much of his time
abroad and makes a successful living and is highly-regarded by
universities and the Chamber of Commerce.”Florey presented references from
Middlesex University, Swansea University and Moscow Business School.“There was a lurid report of the
case in the Bucks Free Press newspaper, it is salacious, a Sun-type
report. All his neighbours know about it, it is all over the area.Recorder Shepherd told Florey he
was unable to treat him as a man of good character because he was
cautioned in 2011 for punching a former pupil at a school reunion
when an old playground rivalry resumed.“She still suffers anxiety and
panic attacks and can't lift objects with her right arm or play
sports, particularly tennis for which she has a particular love and
is unable to drive a car.“You were in drink that night,
which I consider an aggravating factor and your behaviour was
controlling and overbearing towards her in the previous year.”Florey was also made subject to an
indefinite restraining order, prohibiting him having any contact with
Ms Grigorash and he was ordered to pay her £6,000 compensation and
£2,800 court costs.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

A
young student posed as a modelling agent and held webcam 'auditions'
in which underage girls were urged to strip and perform sex acts on
themselves.

Mohammed
Sarang, 19, of Pembroke Road, Wembley pleaded guilty to inciting a
child under 16 year-old to engage in sexual activity, taking indecent
photographs of a child under the age of 16 and causing or inciting
child pornography.

At
Harrow Crown Court he was given a two-year suspended sentence, a
supervision order for two years, a five-year Sexual Offences
Prevention Order and was ordered to attend a 60-day training
programme yesterday.

Sarang
remotely hacked into the Facebook account of one of his victims'
friends.

He
took over her identity and created a fraudulent account in the name
of a 'Nicola Hay' - pretending to be a modelling agent.

Using
this alias, Sarang befriended several young girls on social media
sites.

He
convinced them he could find them modelling jobs and in order to
check out their suitability, would offer them a webcam audition,
during which he would ask them to undress and perform sexual acts.

Sarang's
identity was uncovered when the mother of one of his victims became
concerned when she discovered an online conversation her daughter was
having with someone called "Nicola" and contacted police.

Following
a joint investigation between the Met and Greater Manchester Police,
officers arrested Sarang after carrying out a search of his home
address in Wembley, where they found computers with online
conversations between him and his victim.

Detective
Sergeant Simon Filer of the Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child
Abuse Command said: "Sarang was using a number of online aliases
in order to exploit impressionable young girls into thinking they
could become models.

“Once
gaining their trust, he would incite them into performing sexual acts
for his own gratification. He is a dangerous sexual predator.

"I
believe there may be many more people who Sarang has befriended and
abused through social media sites. I would ask them to contact me via
101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

A bank worker, who quit his job after falling in love for the first time with a topless masseuse and her "sensual massages" tried to kill her by slashing her throat during a jealous knife rage, a court heard today.

Amish Kansagra, 28, opened a new massage parlour with Polish girlfriend Anna Imporowicz, 35, which offered "hand relief" to customers, but he was aware an ex in her native Warsaw was still pursuing her.

"He had been a client of Anna's, who was working as a masseuse, and a personal and professional relationship developed," explained prosecutor Mr. Julian Jones.

Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court was told Kansagra had a knife on him when he arrived with Anna at their home at in Clitherow Road, Brentford on June 22 after a row the day before.

Mr. Jones said: "She saw Amish with the same knife in his hand and he shut the kitchen window and put the knife to her throat and said: 'You've made the wrong decision. You will die today.'

"He was trying to stab her neck and she felt him cut her neck and and she saw her blood and fell to the floor saying: 'I love you. Don't do this.'

"Sensual Massage": Anna Imporowicz

"She described him as having gritted teeth and eyes: 'Like the devil' and he cut her neck again, harder and deeper, and used the tip of the knife to cut her gum."

Anna tried to flee out of the front door, but was pulled back by the defendant. "He still had the knife in one hand and the other hand around her neck and stabbed her in the side.

"She escaped via a window and while she had one leg out Amish tried to stab her everywhere," added Mr. Jones.

Luckily a retired nurse came to her aid and as Kansagra fled the bloody scene he told passers-by Anna had inflicted the injuries on herself.

"The prosecution say this was a clear cut case of attempted murder, an intention to kill."

The defendant slept rough and travelled to Manchester and back, eventually giving himself up at Shoreditch Police Station, initially claiming he remembered nothing due to a three-day vodka binge.

"He said she was the first person he had ever loved and that there was something inside him. He recalled stabbing Anna in the neck and seeing the blood and confirmed he was not acting in self-defence."

The jury were told they began dating when Kansagra became a regular client of Anna's, who massaged her naked customers while either topless or wearing skimpy underwear.

Arriving At Court: Anna

He quit his bank job and opened a massage parlour with her in South Ealing Road, but their "happy relationship" ended the day before the stabbing after a man smiled at Anna at a Holborn salsa club.

"When they got home he was shouting that Anna was a whore and Amish grabbed her phone and laptop and destroyed them."

Kansagra is accused of shoving her against a fridge and the stairs before leaving and it is suggested he posted a skimpy-clothed image of her on Facebook with the caption: "I'm a prostitute and proud of it."

They agreed to meet the next day, but Kansagra had already armed himself with a "big knife" he took from the massage parlour.

The defendant revealed his jealousy during a party the previous new year's eve and caused a scene when a guest became too friendly with Anna.

"A guy dropped a cocktail stick down her cleavage and later squeezed her bottom and Amish started swearing and scratched the man's nose," said Mr. Jones.

Anna told the jury they met through her work. "It was sensual massage and the masseuse would maybe be in her underwear or without a bra and the client would be without their underwear.

"It ends with hand relief," she added, insisting sexual intercourse would not take place.

Kansagra has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder and two counts of assault, but has already admitted causing criminal damage, possessing a bladed article and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

Monday, 23 February 2015

An woman, who launched an
internet campaign against her ex-husband and turned up at a
stranger's address, accusing the occupant of holding children hostage
inside, received a suspended prison sentence yesterday.
Mary Anne Spencer, 48, of Oxford Road, Abingdon wrongly claimed Dennis Nissen was a paedophile and
posted fake international arrest warrants for him online before
showing up at the address she believed he still occupied.She pleaded guilty to harassment
between March 1, 2013 and August 12, last year in that she posted
internet claims Mr. Nissen was a paedophile and attended the address
of Siobhan Boucher, also posting claims children were captive inside.Wimbledon Magistrates Court
sentenced her to six weeks imprisonment, suspended for twelve months
and ordered her to complete a sixteen-day structured activity for
women course.A restraining order was also made
prohibiting Spencer contacting Mr. Nissen and Ms Boucher and posting
information about them on the internet. She was also ordered to pay
£85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.Prosecutor Mr. Nicholas
Earl-Quarcoo told the court: “Mr. Nissen's ex-wife used facebook to
make malicious comments about her ex-husband and a number of arrest
warrants appeared that later turned out to be fake.“Interpol had to be contacted
and it was confirmed Mr. Nissen was not on a list of suspects and
police also received a number of calls alleging he was guilty of
child abduction and a member of a paedophile ring.“A blog controlled by Spencer
appeared on the internet and made various malicious allegations
against Mr. Nissen, accusing him of abusing his wife and children.“She made a writ of habeas
corpus against Mr. Nissen, which was scheduled for the High Court,
but she failed to attend and it was dismissed.”On August 12, last year Spencer
showed up at an address in west London and woke the innocent
occupant, who was enjoying an afternoon nap, with repeated ringing of
the doorbell.“Ms Boucher looked outside and
saw the defendant pacing up and down with a lot of paperwork in her
hands and an hour later she started shouting through the letterbox:
'Come out, I know you're in there. Come out now.'“She was under the mistaken
belief Mr. Nissen lived there and hung around and spoke to the
neighbours,” added Mr. Earl-Quarcoo. “She said she was looking
for two boys and was told they no longer lived at the address.“She remained outside for
several hours, stopping members of the public and pointing up at the
flat and shouted: 'I know your f***ing game. You have those two boys
hostage.”Eventually police were called at
8pm and Spencer was later arrested.She repeated abuse claims against
Mr. Nissen from the dock and told the magistrates: “I was gullible
and taken for a mug and involved in matters I shouldn't have been.”Spencer admitted she had a
criminal damage conviction regarding her ex's premises and conceded
her allegations against him have come to nothing.“No charges ever came of the
investigation. That's left me with a mistrust of the police.”

Sunday, 22 February 2015

A paedophile - who has twice tried
to kill himself - has eventually been brought to justice for sexually
abusing a young boy two decades ago and has started a prison sentence
of eight years and eight months.Warehouse cleaner Keith Thompson,
46, of Park Road, Rugby, Warwickshire pleaded guilty to seven counts
of indecently assaulting the boy on dates between January 1, 1994 and
December 31, 1998 in the London Borough of Hillingdon.Isleworth Crown Court Judge Anne
Molyneux told him: “It began during games of hide and seek when he
was just eight years-old and you asked if he wanted to play other
games.”Thompson then regularly sexually
abused the boy up until he was twelve years-old and the truth was
finally revealed when the victim blurted out what happened during a
row with his mother last year.When Thompson heard about this he
handed himself into police and made a full confession.“This abuse lasted for a number
of years and your conduct was regular and repeated towards a young
child, who at that age was a vulnerable child.”Remarkably the victim has made it
clear he has enjoyed a “good life' and would prefer Thompson
received treatment rather than a lengthy prison sentence.“He liked you, he would play
football with you and still bears you no ill will,” the judge told
Thompson, who indecently assaulted a young woman in the 1980's. “He
liked your company.The probation service have
classified Thompson as a “high risk” of re-offending and he has
been unable to explain why he offended or if it was for sexual
gratification.

Saturday, 21 February 2015

A zero hours contract worker with
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, who forged time sheets and
collected over £7,500 after ending her employment, has reeived a
suspended prison sentence.Jamaica Ubaldo, 23, of Talbot
Road, Wembley even had the cheek to phone her former bosses and
demand wages when her scam was uncovered and the payments stopped.She pleaded guilty at Hammersmith
Magistrates Court to forging the time sheets between June 1, 2013 and
February 26, this year and was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court.Prosecutor Mr. Richard Doolan told
the court: “The defendant stopped working in May last year, but
after this she continued submitting time sheets and was paid up until
February.“When the fraud came to light
the defendant rang the office asking where the payments were. You may
think this aggravates the offence.”Ubaldo received an eight-month
suspended prison sentence and was ordered to perform 120 hours
community service work.She must also pay a £100 victim
surcharge.

Friday, 20 February 2015

A serving soldier in the British Army denied being a racist Chelsea FC football yob today and will return to court for trial after his participation in Trooping the Colour.

Robert Spence, 31, of Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk appeared for the first-time at Hammersmith Magistrates Court accused of directing a "monkey boy" insult towards the black victim at a pre-season friendly.

He is charged with one count of racially-aggravated threatening, abusive words or behaviour on August 12, last year at Stamford Bridge during Chelsea's pre-season 2-0 victory over Spain's Real Socieded.

Wellington Barracks is 300 yards from Buckingham Palace and is home to the Foot Guards Battalions - the regular infantry regiments of the Household Division.

He was identified as participating in chanting and telling the victim to look up youtube if he wanted to know the words and asking him if he was from Africa.

Spence, who has served abroad and is of good character, attend the match with his Colombian fine arts student girlfriend, who will give evidence in his defence.

The initial trial date of June 2 had to be scrapped because Spence will be busily preparing for the annual military event, which takes place on June 13 and marks the Queen's official birthday.

Thursday, 19 February 2015

The legendary photographer, who discovered sixties style icon Twiggy appeared in court today charged with sex attacks with two women he approached - persuading one to pose for provocative snaps.

Barry Lategan, 80, photographer to the rich and famous, is accused of fondling one of the breast's of each woman, one of whom was approached on a bus and the other in a coffee shop.

Two of his photographic portraits of Twiggy hang in the Victoria & Albert Museum and he has photographed among others HRH Princess Anne, Paul and Linda McCartney, Iman, Germaine Greer, Margaret Thatcher and Salman Rushdie.

The award-winning photographer, of Grosvenor Park, Camberwell has a C.V.which includes front pages of fashion magazines Vogue and Harpers Bazaar

He appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates Court charged with sexually assaulting a female, 44, in Fulham Road, Fulham on June 3, 2013 and another at her flat in Redcliffe Square, West Brompton on July 17, last year.

Wearing his trademark wide-brimmed hat and union flag bow-tie he quipped from the dock: "I have been asked to remove my hat. As Maurice Chevalier said: 'It's the only thing you can take off to a lady in public.'"

Prosecutor Miss Kate Shilton successfully applied for the case to be sent to Isleworth Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on March 3 due to its seriousness.

It is alleged Lategan sat too close to the bus complainant and after showing off his portfolio of work followed her off and hugged her in the street and groped her breast, revealing that her was noticeably aroused.

He met the second woman in Cafe Nero and they went to her flat, where after allegedly asking her to spread her legs during a photo shoot on her sofa he stroked her thigh and fondled her breast.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Two Sheffield United supporters,
who attacked fellow supporters at last seasons FA Cup semi-final,
received suspended prison sentences yesterday and have been
banned from football matches for three years.Ironmonger Dale Beck, 21, of
Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield and asbestos remover Josh Cherrill,
22, of Hollybank Drive, Sheffield were caught on CCTV punching
and kicking the two men as the match progressed.Both pleaded guilty at Harrow
Crown Court to violent disorder at the Sheffield United v Hull City
match, which the Blades lost 5-3 at Wembley stadium on April 13, last
year.Detective Sergeant Matthew
Hearing, of Scotland Yard's Public Order Branch told the court: “An
argument breaks out and this involves people fighting and falling
over each other.“Mr. Cherrill is seen to
remonstrate with stewards then walk up the steps, approached victim
number one and after words are exchanged punches this man in the
face.“This forces the victim
backwards and a melee ensues with other men joining in and punching
this victim. He is grabbed and punched from all sides.“Mr. Cherrill and the victim
lose balance and the victim falls face down onto the seats with Mr.
Cherrill laying on his back and punching him on the way down.“Mr. Beck is seen to run down
several rows of seats and is seen stamping on the head and shoulders
of the victim who is trying to stand up.“The second victim comes to his
assistance and is punched back by Mr. Beck and others join in the
assault.

Joshua Cherrill

“Mr. Cherrill punches the second
victim around the head and body and the victim's shirt is ripped off.“Mr. Cherrill has the man in a
headlock and an unknown male kicks him in the face.”Neither of the two victims were
identified or made a complaint to police and Cherrill claims he was
reacting to being punched during the first disturbance.Four complaints were made from
Sheffield United supporters, many of whom were there with children
and members of their family. “It marred the game and made them feel
apprehensive,” added DS Hearing.Mr. Karl Masi, defending both men
said: “Mr. Cherrill accepts he had been drinking that day and got
the coach down from Sheffield. He's a glory supporter, who attends
the big fixtures and has not been to football since.”Recorder Arif Choudhury QC told
Cherrill: “It seems to be a wholly unprovoked attack. It escalated
and several men joined in,”He told Beck: “You joined in and
used quite high levels of violence.“This is, quite clearly, a very
violent incident that escalated and members of the public were in
attendance with their children. It must have been frightening to be
near this behaviour.“The incident could quite have
easily resulted in serious injuries.”Cherrill received sixteen months
imprisonment, suspended for two years, with 150 hours community
service work and Beck twelve months, suspended for two years, with
100 hours.Both must obey a night time curfew
for the next three months, pay a £100 victim surcharge and were
banned from attending domestic football matches and all overseas
fixtures involving Sheffield United and the england national team.

Sunday, 15 February 2015

A celebrity finance guru, who claims to have made millions in foreign exchange deals, was caught by police having oral sex while driving his £300,000 Lamborghini, which sports the personalised number plate 'PRO5PER'.

Greg Secker, 39, boss of 'Knowledge to Action' trading and training company still had his trousers undone when officers pulled over his black 6.5 litre Aventador.

The self-styled "master trader, entrepreneur, philanthropist and international speaker", who lives on the private Crown Estate of Furze Field, Oxshott, Leatherhead pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention in West Hill, Wandsworth on March 20, last year.

A charge of drink-driving was dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service failed to submit evidence to support there case Secker's urine alcohol level was 148 milligrammes - the legal limit is 107.

He claims to have become a multi-millionaire in his mid-twenties and his website includes picture of him with Prince William and Sir Richard Branson.

Prosecutor Mr. Nicholas Earl-Quarcoo told Wimbledon Magistrates Court it was 7.55pm when police driving along the A3 decided to follow and stop Secker.

"The Lamborghini drifted into their lane, which led the officer to take evasive action to avoid a collision with the car.

"They put on their flashing lights and tried to catch up with the Lamborghini, which turned off the A3 and passed through two no entry signs.

"When officers caught up with the car it was parked in a bay with the engine still running and they could see a female in the passenger seat.

"They spoke to Mr. Secker and he then pulled up his trousers that were loose and undone and the officer asked: 'What happened there?'

"Mr. Secker replied: 'I know, I'm sorry. I was getting a blow job.'"

Keen polo player Secker told the court he draws a £1,600 a week salary from his company, which offers trading courses from £2,500.

His lawyer told the court father-of-three Secker accepts his behaviour was "extremely foolish"

District Judge James Henderson fined Secker £1,000, with £85 costs, ordered him to pay a £100 victim surcharge and endorsed his driving licence with five penalty points.

Saturday, 14 February 2015

A drug-addict got involved in a
ticketing scam which ripped-off fans expecting to see and hear acts
including Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake at the Wireless Festival.Harriet Cooper, 25, of St. Peter's Church, London
Road, Kingston-upon-Thames and her boyfriend orchestrated the scheme
from his Bournemouth flat in Argyll Road.She pleaded guilty at Wimbledon
Magistrates Court to four counts of fraud by selling batches of
invalid tickets worth £800; £120; £135 and £180 via Gumtree on
May 24, 2013 for the event in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.The court heard heroin addict
Cooper met her boyfriend while receiving treatment for alcoholism and
was under his influence at the time of the event.She is now four months pregnant,
jobless, living in a hostel and on a prescription for her addiction.Cooper was placed on probation for
twelve months, which includes a three-month drug rehabilitation
requirement.She was also ordered to pay each
of the four victims £20 compensation.

Friday, 13 February 2015

A G.P. was cleared yesterday of
assaulting the wife of his practice partner – who is also the
surgery’s manager – who claimed she was pushed by the doctor
during another disagreement.The partnership at the Graham Road Surgery, Graham Road, Mitcham is an unhappy one, but the two doctors
continue to practice under the same roof despite their differences.Dr. Athar Rana, 56, of Circle
Gardens, Merton Park was found not guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates
Court of assaulting Savita Lall – wife of Dr. Raghunath Lall – at
the surgery on October 17, last year.The court heard Dr. Lall began the
practice in 1999, was joined by his wife in 2002 and Dr. Rana came on
board in 2004, but the union has not been a happy one.Mrs Lall told the court: “Dr.
Rana came into my room and asked why I had booked patients to him. He
was a bit aggressive, a bit loud, there is a problem with Dr. Rana in
the practice.“I was frightened, I did not
want to discuss it. It's always a problem with him, he got louder and
I was more frightened.”The discussion moved to the
reception area, where Mrs Lall claimed the defendant made unwanted
contact. “His hand was on my arm and he pushed me.“I was shocked and hurt
emotionally about what happened and he had done this before. I did
not call the police the first time when he did it before and then
called them after thirty minutes.”

Savita Lall & Dr. Raghunath Lall

Dr. Rana says the couple want him
out of the surgery and he is deliberately overworked, insisting a
complaint made by Dr. Lall to the General Medical Council, which was
not proved, was “malicious.”He claimed he raised his arm to
usher himself past Mrs Lall and did not make contact with her.Dr. Rana told the court the police
came for him six days after the incident. “I was arrested in the
middle of the surgery in front of my patients and staff.“Dr. Lall has previously said I
was sacked from my last job and had lied to him in my interview and I
was not very happy about that.”The pair have sat down with BMA
mediators, but Dr. Rana complained: “Dr. Lall ignored that and he
still signs cheques without my consent. Nothing has changed.“Dr. Lall doesn't know what the
word partnership means, but I have been subjected to this type of
behaviour for ten years. I am use'd to it.“I would classify Dr. Lall's
behaviour as bullying. They want me to stop practicing and get out.”

Thursday, 12 February 2015

An accountant involved in a bitter parking and access dispute, which he says claimed the life of his son and £200,000 in legal bills, was jailed for twelve months yesterday for breaching an ASBO, imposed to protect his long-suffering neighbours.

Roger Jocelyn Gloucester-Trotman, 75, of Devon Road, Sutton and his late son Ian Trotman, who committed suicide aged 44, owned the service road behind a suburban parade of shops, where the defendant's accountancy business is based.

Planning permission was successfully won - despite local objections - to build two three-storey townhouses at each end of the road and Gloucester-Trotman tried to stop neighbouring business owners using and parking there despite them having legal access rights.

Since February 2005 Gloucester-Trotman has clocked-up at least ten criminal convictions - mostly breaches of ASBOs and restraining orders - around his business premises in Westmead Road, Carshalton.

Today he was sentenced for breaching his Anti-Social Behaviour Order by continuing to complain to police about issues regarding his son's death, access and parking to the rear of his office.

A neighbour reported Ian Trotman to police for criminal damage after her boiler flue, which was adjacent to the second development site, was vandalised and he was arrested.

However, on May 28, 2010 his body was discovered in a drain located on the site and an inquest concluded he killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning.

"He was driven to it by the police," said Gloucester-Trotman, after previously receiving a suspended prison sentence at the same court.

Gloucester-Trotman has also been struck-off by the Institute of Chartered Accountants and fined £1,000 for breaching an ASBO.

His battle with his business neighbours concerning parking and access in the road ended up at Guildford County Court, which ruled against Gloucester-Trotman, costing him £200,000 in legal bills.

During the dispute he dug up the access road on Boxing Day, preventing any vehicles gaining access and parking.

These incidents continue to occur from what Gloucester-Trotman sees as a lack of road traffic enforcement.

He was distracted from his accountancy practice to enforcement of road traffic regulations at his home address and at his office.

The five-year ASBO order was made to prohibit Gloucester-Trotman abusing his neighbours, calling 999 except in an emergency and calling police to complain about car parking and the death of his son.

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

A heartless thief, who helped
himself to over £32,000 from two bank accounts of a 90 year-old
neighbour he was apparently helping has been locked-up for twelve
months today.Christopher Briggs, 57, of Nugent
Road, South Norwood had control over the accounts as somebody trusted
to look after the pensioner's financial affairs.He pleaded guilty at Croydon Crown
Court to stealing £21,396 between August 1, 2010 and December 10,
2013 from a Nat West account belonging to Kenneth Nash.He also admitted stealing £11,000
between September 1, 2011 and December 1, 2013 from Mr. Nash's
Santander account.Briggs was also ordered to pay
full compensation to the victim.

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Police are hunting two late-night thugs caught on CCTV celebrating a joint attack on a man left with a fractured cheekbone and eye socket, who continues to receive treatment months later.

Camden
Borough CID have released these images of the suspects taken near
Dominos Pizza, Regent's Park Road, Chalk Farm at 3.30am on July 5,
last year as they continue their attempts to bring them to justice.

The
27-year old victim was punched in the head and kicked in the ribs
suffering a fractured right cheek bone, a fractured eye socket and
broken ribs.

He
is still receiving treatment for his injuries.As they left the scene cameras recorded the pair congratulating each other and one demonstrating the blows he inflicted on the victim.

The
first suspect man is described as a white man around 25-years-old,
5ft 7ins tall, with mid-length blonde hair and a distinctive jaw line
and nose. He was wearing camel coloured trousers and a light coloured
top.

The
second man is described as a white man, around 25-years-old, 6ft 2ins
tall with brown spiky hair, brown eyes, skinny build who was wearing
a denim three-quarter length shirt and jeans.

The
victim's 26-year-old female friend, who tried to intervene, was also
scratched on the arm during the assault.

If
anyone has any information regarding this incident or can identify
the men in the images they are urged to contact Detective Constable
Baguena from Camden Borough's CID on 020 8733 6588 or 101.Alternatively
you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 on via
crimestoppers-uk.org.